AMBRIDGE False-report charge

Monday

Jun 23, 2008 at 12:01 AM

John M. Horchak, 38, of 800 17th St., Ambridge, has been charged with providing false reports to law enforcement officer, Ambridge police reported.

Horchak went to the police station to report that his fatherís sport utility vehicle was wrecked in a hit-and-run crash. Police went to the garage where the vehicle was being repaired and could tell it wasnít involved in a hit and run. Police said the damage Horchak described was on another part of the vehicle. Large pieces of wood on the vehicle matching a utility pole were found on the vehicle. Police said Horchak was the only other person with access to the keys and believed Horchak was driving the vehicle when he struck a utility pole, police said.

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